COMPARING TWO PLACES
Primrose vs Wasilla
PLACE A
Primrose, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Wasilla, Alaska
Primrose is 99% smaller than Wasilla. Primrose earns more, with a median household income $17,210 higher. Primrose has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 16%).
PRIMROSEWASILLADIFFERENCE
Total population8910,556−99% vs Wasilla
Population density3852−849
Population growth23.1%15.6%+7.5 pts
Median age62.134.8+27.3
Male29.2%50.0%−20.8 pts
Female70.8%50.0%+20.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%71.0%+29.0 pts
Black0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%19.5%−19.5 pts
Median household income$84,444$67,234+$17,210
Per capita income$83,915$39,552+$44,363
Poverty rate9.0%17.5%−8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher58.8%21.7%+37.1 pts
Graduate degree31.8%8.5%+23.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Labor force participation34.1%57.3%−23.2 pts
Median home value$450,000$358,400+$91,600
Median gross rent$0$1,153−$1,153
Owner-occupied100.0%48.2%+51.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate58.6%5.7%+52.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%59.5%−59.5 pts
Average commute17.629.8−12.2
Worked from home0.0%8.3%−8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024